Domestic violence and the place of fear in mother/baby relationships: "what was I afraid of ? Of making it worse.".

It should come as no surprise that when women who have raised babies in domestic violence come together to discuss the formation of relationships with their babies they raise issues of fear. Yet in current attachment studies about the formation of relationships between women and their babies, knowledge of fear based in lived experiences is undervalued. This article draws on a qualitative study of such experiences to explore ways in which fear impacted on 16 women and their babies.

Termination of pregnancy and the over 30s: what are trends in contraception use 1996-2006?

There is a shift in fertility patterns with more women commencing childbearing over 30 years of age. Little is known about trends in contraception use by women in this age group seeking a termination of pregnancy. This research presents a trend analysis to determine if there were significant changes in trends in contraception use pre- and post-termination of pregnancy for women over 30 years of age from 1996 to 2006 in South Australia.

A systematic review of trend studies of women seeking termination of pregnancy.

Aims And Objectives: This article reports a systematic review of trend studies (1995-2006) which answers five questions: What are the patterns of: 1 Age of women seeking termination of pregnancy; 2 First ever pregnancy ending in a termination; 3 Contraception usage at the time of conception; 4 Contraception chosen immediately postoperatively; and 5 Referral sources to termination of pregnancy services.

Background: Fertility patterns are changing and there is evidence to indicate that the numbers of older women conceiving for the first time are increasing. At the same time, there are new methods of contraception widely available.

Changing patterns in women seeking terminations of pregnancy: a trend analysis of data from one service provider 1996-2006.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess emerging trends in five characteristics: age, first ever pregnancy, contraception at time of conception, contraception choices post-operatively and referral source of women presenting for a termination of pregnancy (1996-2006) from a southern service in Adelaide, South Australia.

Method: A time-series study, from 1996 to 2006, using 3,434 cases from a termination of pregnancy service provider. Five characteristics associated with women attending for a termination of pregnancy were examined.

Researching with centenarians.

Aims and objectives.  The objectives were shaped by ways in which to best engage the readers' curiosity about being 100 years old. Background.

Towards a framework for establishing rigour in a discourse analysis of midwifery professionalisation.

This paper develops a framework for establishing rigour for a discourse analysis of professional transition in midwifery, theorised as a 'female professional project'. Discourse analysis has gained recognition as a useful approach in nursing and midwifery research. It provides an alternative to those qualitative approaches that propose to reveal a 'reality' from the perspective of the individual experience, and that this lived experience can be directly represented in language.

Lovestruck: women, romantic love and intimate partner violence.

Intimate Partner Violence remains a significant problem globally despite health promotion aimed at raising awareness. In particular, there is a current trend for many young women to view some abusive/violent behaviours as acceptable in their relationships. Intimate Partner Violence has serious implications for its short and long term impacts on the health of women and children.